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Visa Bulletin for May 1997

AILA Doc No. 97041059 | Dated April 10, 1997

IMMIGRANT NUMBERS FOR MAY 1997
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS (This communication provides priority dates
and other transitional information as taken from the State
Department's Visa Bulletin released April 10, 1997.) On the
following chart, the listing of a date for any class indicates that
the class is oversubscribed; "C" means current, i.e., numbers are
available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable,
i.e., no numbers are available.
PREFERENCES
FAMILY
All Charge-
ability Areas
Except Those
Listed INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st 08APR96 08APR96 01FEB93 18JUL86
2A* 01MAR93 01MAR93 22JUN92 01MAR93
2B 08APR91 08APR91 08APR91 08APR91
3rd 22FEB94 22FEB94 15APR88 22DEC85
4th 01NOV86 01MAR85 08FEB86 22DEC77
*NOTE: For MAY, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are
available to applicants from all countries with priority dates
earlier than 22JUN92. 2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are
available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO
with priority dates beginning 22JUN92 and earlier than 01MAR93.
(2A numbers subject to per-country limit are "unavailable" for
applicants chargeable to MEXICO.)
EMPLOYMENT-BASED
All Charge-
ability Areas
Except Those
Listed INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C
2nd C C C C
3rd C 01APR95 C C
Other 01APR90 01APR90 01APR90 01APR90
Workers
4th C C C C
Certain C C C C
Religious Workers
5th C C C C
Targeted C C C C
Employment Areas/Regional Centers
The Department of State has available a recorded message with visa
availability information which can be heard at (202) 663-1541. This
recording will be updated in the middle of each month with
information on cut-off dates for the following month.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MAY 1997 VISA BULLETIN
B. DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY
Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides
55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to provide immigration
opportunities for persons from countries other than the principal
sources of current immigration to the United States. DV visas are
divided among six geographic regions. Not more than 3,850 visas(7%
of the 55,000 visa limit) may be provided to immigrants from any
one country.
For MAY, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to
qualified applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries
as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are
available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers
BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
All DV Charge-
ability Areas
Except Those
Region Listed Separately
AFRICA AF 40,390 EXCEPT: GHANA AF 10,730
NIGERIA AF 09,750
ASIA AS 11,020 EXCEPT: BANGLADESH AS 09,360
EUROPE EU 30,001 EXCEPT: ALBANIA EU 17,981
POLAND EU 06,410
NORTH AMERICA
(BAHAMAS) CURRENT
OCEANIA OC 416
SOUTH AMERICA SA 2,150
(CENTRAL AMERICA,
and the CARRIBBEAN
(NOTE: Heavy applicant demand has resulted in the retrogression of
the Oceania cut-off for and the establishment of a regional cut-off
for South America for May.)
Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only
through the end of the fiscal (visa) year for which the applicant
is selected in the lottery. The year of entitlement for all
applicants registered for the DV-97 program ends as of September
30, 1997. DV visas may not be issued to DV-97 applicants after
that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or
following to join DV-97 principals are only entitled to derivative
DV status until September 30, 1997.